Wednesday 19 January 2011

Self Doubt - The Way Out

I love reading Leo Babauta over on zenhabits  as you might have guessed!

Everyone has these doubts. 

You do.

Some of you have beaten them to the point where you’re doing what you love. Others haven’t, and might not even realize those doubts are holding you back.

They are — and you can beat them. I’ve done it, my sisters have, thousands and thousands of others have too. We’re no better than you — we’ve just stumbled on better information.

Get the data. Do something, get feedback, keep doing it, get better at it, get feedback all along the way, and see what the data says. Put your doubts to test, let them be disproven. And when the results finally come in, and you know what reality really looks like, be proud of yourself for at least putting the doubts to test. I’m already proud of you, just for reading this far, and letting some small light shine on the doubts quivering in the darkness.

It’s me who is my enemy
Me who beats me up
Me who makes the monsters
Me who strips my confidence.
~Paula Cole

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